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Vitality vs Longevity - What's the difference?

vitality | longevity |

As nouns the difference between vitality and longevity

is that vitality is the capacity to live and develop while longevity is the quality of being long-lasting, especially of life.

vitality

English

Noun

(vitalities)
  • The capacity to live and develop
  • Energy or vigour
  • That which distinguishes living from nonliving things; life, animateness

    • Related terms

    * devive * revive * survive * viable * vital * vivid * vitalism

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    longevity

    English

    Noun

    (longevities)
  • The quality of being long-lasting, especially of life
    • Grandfather had incredible longevity — he lived to be 105 years old!

    Related terms

    * longevous

    Synonyms

    * permanence